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R60901 Alloy vs. 6463 Aluminum

R60901 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while 6463 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R60901 alloy and the bottom bar is 6463 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
68
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 22
9.0 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 37
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 580
140 to 230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 390
82 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
190 to 210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 6.3
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.6
2.7
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 100
17 to 25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640 to 760
50 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
14 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
22 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.7
79 to 86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58 to 67
6.3 to 10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.9 to 99.4
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.45 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Niobium (Nb), % 2.4 to 2.8
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zirconium (Zr), % 96.8 to 97.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15